Fri May  3 05:59:41 EDT 2024

Upper Arkansas River Valley Including Lake County and Chaffee
County-
359 AM MDT Fri May 3 2024

.TODAY...
Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny(29 percent). 
Max temperature.....50-68F...except 36-51F above 10000 feet. 
Min humidity........12-17 percent...except 17-29 percent above 
                    10000 feet. 
Chc of wetting rain.0 percent. 
20-foot winds.......Southwest 10-20 mph...except southwest 15-25 
                    mph mountain top winds. 
LAL.................1. 
Haines Index........6 or high potential for large plume dominated 
                    fire growth. 
15K FT MSL Winds....West 38-49 mph decreasing to 31-43 mph in the 
                    afternoon. 
Mixing height.......1500 ft agl until 0900. 11000 ft agl after 
                    1000. 
Transport winds.....West around 40 mph. 
Smoke dispersal.....Poor until 0900. Excellent after 1200. 

.TONIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy(37 percent). 
Min temperature.....19-33F. 
Max humidity........71-84 percent. 
Chc of wetting rain.0 percent. 
20-foot winds.......West around 10 mph with gusts to around 50 mph 
                    shifting to the southwest after midnight. 
LAL.................1. 
Haines Index........5 or moderate potential for large plume 
                    dominated fire growth. 
15K FT MSL Winds....West around 32 mph. 
Mixing height.......9500 ft agl until 1900. 1000 ft agl after 2000. 
Transport winds.....West around 36 mph until 2000, then around 11 
                    mph until 0200, then south around 12 mph. 
Smoke dispersal.....Excellent until 1900. Poor after 2000. 

.SATURDAY...
Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny(43 percent). Scattered showers and 
                    isolated thunderstorms in the afternoon. 
Max temperature.....51-66F...except 38-52F above 10000 feet. 
Min humidity........24-32 percent. 
Chc of wetting rain.30 percent. 
20-foot winds.......South 5-10 mph with gusts to around 25 mph. 
LAL.................3. 
Haines Index........5 or moderate potential for large plume 
                    dominated fire growth. 
15K FT MSL Winds....West 20-31 mph becoming southwest 14-24 mph in 
                    the afternoon. 
Mixing height.......4000 ft agl until 1100, then 6000 ft agl until 
                    1200, then 8000 ft agl until 1600, then 5000 ft 
                    agl. 
Transport winds.....South around 18 mph. 
Smoke dispersal.....Good. 


.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. Lows
23 to 37. Highs 41 to 67. South winds around 30 mph. Gusts up to
50 mph. 
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Scattered showers and isolated
thunderstorms. Lows 16 to 35. Highs 24 to 49. Southwest winds
around 30 mph. Gusts up to 50 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Isolated showers and thunderstorms.
Lows 17 to 33. Highs 27 to 53. West winds around 25 mph. Gusts up
to 50 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Isolated showers. Lows 14 to 31.
Highs 28 to 54. 
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. Isolated showers and thunderstorms.
Lows 14 to 30. Highs 32 to 55.